Custer County Chronicle

Priest hopes to plant charismatic parish

Published by admin on Wed, 11/23/2022 - 9:33am

Father Gabriel Farago has a fascinating background story, having escaped with his family from his native Hungary as a child when the Soviets invaded in the mid-1950s, and then becoming a Nashville recording artist and touring all over the U.S. He also has an interesting vision for ministry in his newly-adopted home of Custer.
Fr. Gabriel is an order priest (as opposed to a parish priest) in the Catholic Charismatic Church and has a desire to plant a parish in Custer but also to see the various Christian churches of the town come together in unity.

Down Memory Lane Nov. 23

Published by admin on Wed, 11/23/2022 - 9:30am

10 years ago, 2012 — A warm, sunny November day brought 81 bidders to the Custer State Park corrals for the annual Custer State Park Fall Classic Bison Auction. The sale brought $405,370 in revenue, which was up from $319,225 the previous year. However, 256 head were sold, compared to 210 the previous year...It was determined the accident that saw four North Carolina Air National Guard crew members killed while fighting the White Draw Fire near Edgemont last summer was caused by misjudged weather conditions, an investigation into the accident has revealed. Lt. Col. Paul K.

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Wed, 11/23/2022 - 9:24am

Thursday, Nov. 24
Thanksgiving Day

Wednesday, Nov. 30
Custer County Commission, 8 a.m., Custer County Courthouse

Thursday, Dec. 1
Civil Air Patrol, 6:30 p.m., Custer County Airport

Sheriff's Log Nov. 13-19

Published by admin on Wed, 11/23/2022 - 9:20am

 Sunday, Nov. 13
7:48 p.m.: Deputies were back at Landover Estates again for another ambulance call.
10:36 p.m.: More calls came in from folks concerned about the elderly female, who was now apparently walking through Custer. Deputies checked the area but she had mysteriously vanished...or got a motel room, as she had earlier told a deputy.  
Monday, Nov. 14

Tension between Noem, legislature stalls workforce housing

Published by admin on Wed, 11/23/2022 - 9:15am

The sometimes strained relationship between Republican Gov. Kristi Noem and the GOP-led Legislature has led in part to delayed implementation of a $200 million program aimed at building critical workforce housing in South Dakota.
In a series of emails sent to South Dakota News Watch, the Republican governor and a prominent GOP senator each blamed the other for the failure of the program to launch on time.

Down Memory Lane Nov. 16

Published by admin on Thu, 11/17/2022 - 9:37am

10 years ago, 2012 — In a night with emotional speeches, facts, figures and pleas to keep the rural schools open, the Custer School Board voted 4-3 to close Fairburn and Spring Creek schools beginning with the 2013-14 school year. After the motion was voted on, board member Larry Vickers got up, collected his items and flipped over his nameplate, resigning from the board. The schools were closed due to budget constraints within the school district...A mountain lion met its fate on Carroll Creek Road, five miles south of Custer Nov. 5 after deciding to rest on the porch of a family’s home.

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 11/17/2022 - 9:33am

Thursday, Nov. 17
Soup & Pie, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Custer Senior Center
Hermosa/Fairburn Food Bank, 3-5 p.m., Hermosa Town Hall
Life Struggles Suicide Prevention Group, 4 p.m., Custer County Library
Custer Area Chamber of Commerce Mixer, 5-7 p.m., Bradeen Real Estate and Auction
Civil Air Patrol, 6:30 p.m., Custer County Airport

Friday, Nov. 18
NARFE, 11:30 a.m., Sentinel Federal Credit Union
Skate Night, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Custer YMCA
Bingo, 7-9 p.m., Hermosa American Legion

Sheriff's Log Nov. 7-13

Published by admin on Thu, 11/17/2022 - 9:32am

Monday, Nov. 7
7:14 a.m.: A deputy checked on an abandoned vehicle just east of Hermosa on Hwy. 40.
7:15 a.m.: Deputies patrolled school zones in Custer and Hermosa.
10:53 a.m.: A deputy assisted other agencies with the search for a rifle-armed bank robbery suspect that was possibly on the run from Oglala Lakota County. The suspect was scooped up later in the week in another state.
11:06 a.m.: Harassing text messages were reported on 3rd Street in Fairburn. No charges are pending at this time.

Down Memory Lane Nov. 9

Published by admin on Thu, 11/10/2022 - 8:48am

10 years ago, 2012 —In the race for state representative, Rep. Kristi Noem defeated Democratic opponent Matt Varilek with over 58 percent of the vote. In Custer County, Noem had nearly 70 percent of the vote. At 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, President Barack Obama won the Presidental race, earning a second term, with 274 electoral votes. Republican opponent Mitt Romney had 203 votes.

Sheriff's Log Oct. 31, Nov. 3-6

Published by admin on Thu, 11/10/2022 - 8:43am

Monday, Oct. 31
7:23 a.m.: Deputies began another week of school patrolling in Custer.
8:11 a.m.: A horse was lost and then found on Willow Creek Road.
8:31 a.m.: Speeding high schoolers were reported in the Willow Creek Road area. It seems unusual for youths to be anxious to get to school.
10:29 a.m.: A deputy attempted to deliver a death notification in the Custer are but was unable to contact any next-of-kin.
10:30 a.m.: A deputy assisted another agency with a much-belated investigation in the Custer area.